On the chart below, find your flute's key in the leftmost column.
This is the lowest note it can play, termed its root.
Your flute should be able to play each note in the row
to the right, which represents a chromatic scale.

Some fingerings are difficult, however, and are played with
partially-covered holes.
(Depending on its construction, not every NA flute can
easily play every note in the chromatic scale or play the
highest notes.)

The fingering for each note is indicated in the lowermost
row containing the flute diagrams.
Note that some holes are
half- or partly-covered.

The pentatonic minor scale for
each key is shown in red in it's row to the right.

The pentatonic scale is a five-notes per octave scale (the
sixth note is the same as the root, but an octave above).
Pentatonic scales are common in much folk, Asian, and
ancient European music.

Almost all traditional NA flute music was composed for the
pentatonic minor
scale,
and NA flutes are constructed to play it easily in tune.

A

A#

B

C

C#

D

D#

E

F

F#

G

G#

A

A#

B

C

C#

G#

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A#

B

C

C#

D

D#

E

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F#

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G#

A

A#

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C

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G#

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A#

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C#

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G#

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G#

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A#

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C

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A#

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G#

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A#

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G#

A

A#

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C#

D

The diatonic major
scale is shown in blue for each key in it's row to the right.

The diatonic scale is a seven-notes per octave scale (the eighth note is the
same as the root, but an octave above).
Diatonic scales are the basis of Western classical music, allowing construction
of various intervals (thirds, fifths, etc.)

While any well-constructed NA flute
can play a diatonic scale in tune, one note's fingering is difficult.
The note (RE) one whole tone (two semitones) above the root must be played by
barely covering the lowermost hole of the flute.